FACTS: The baby is still smaller than your little toe yet has all its main organs in a rudimentary form …
FACTS: During pregnancy the amount of blood in your body increases 30-50 per cent to nourish and supply the baby …
FACTS: The placenta is now fully-formed and functioning. It can now supply all the oxygen and nutrients to the growing …
Conception On its arrival, it becomes known as a blastocyst and floats freely within the womb cavity for about three …
Spinal Cord Your baby’s spinal cord and the brain are now almost complete and the head is beginning to look …
FACTS: Your baby now weighs more than the placenta and is covered in swirls of soft down-like hair covering the …
Foetus Your baby, now called a foetus, has obvious elbows, wrists, ankles and clearly visible fingers and toes. It measures …
Genitals Your baby’s genital swelling becomes a penis or clitoris. Its neck elongates and the head raises up, looking more …